Organized by region, this passport to Italy features:
170 vintage posters from 1920-1960 commissioned by the Italian State Tourism Board and the Italian State Railways from the prestigious Bellenda Collection.
At last a book that documents the long overlooked history of Italian poster design with understanding and elegance.
A beautiful piece of work.
—Milton Glaser
ABRAMS BOOKS
Hardcover
160 Pages
9 x 12 inches
ISBN
0810994410
$40
From the 1920s through the 1960s, hundreds of artists dedicated their creative talent to promoting and increasing tourism in Italy. Although their styles were different,
all of them contributed to the creation of a remarkable body of work
we now know as The Golden Age of Italian Travel Posters.
Strikingly designed
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for Italy’s balmy Mediterranean
towns...
One gorgeous book...
—Regan McMahon
Holiday Book Review - Coffee Table
A great, nostalgic
collection...
when life and
the message of traveling were
a lot simpler.
—Lidia Bastianich
Chef, Author and TV Show Host
Lorenzo Ottaviani
says Salute to the vintage posters
of Travel Italia.
(Abrams Books)
—Elissa Schapell
Vanity Fair's Hot Type
Highly looky, and charming to boot.
—L.K. Hanson
Star Tribune - Books review
Home to many of
the world’s art treasures, Italy has also served as inspiration for another art form
unto itself – the travel poster.
Notable sightings from around the world
Libreria Feltrinelli, Rome - Sent by Alexandra
MoMa Design Store - Sent by Larry
MoMa Book Store - Sent by Miguel
Archivia Books - Sent by Amy
Libreria Il Grillo, Orte (VT) - Sent by Flaviano